loco disease

American

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

locoism.

loco disease British

noun

a disease of cattle, sheep, and horses characterized by paralysis and faulty vision, caused by ingestion of locoweed

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Etymology

Origin of loco disease

First recorded in 1885–90

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